Josef Isaiah Keyes
born 1990 in Washington, DC
lives in Baltimore, MD.
EDUCATION
2024 - 2028 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD — BFA
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 JURIED UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION, juried by HANNAH BRANCATO & ANDREW LIANG, Maryland Institute College of Art, BALTIMORE, MD
2025 ENDLESS SUMMER, curated by BALMORÉ ART, WASHINGTON, DC
2023 Can They Hear Me Now..., self-curated solo exhibition, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
2022 Art on the Rise Group Exhibit, curated by Far SE Collaborative, Signal House, Washington, DC
2021 The INCLUDE Art Exhibition, curated by Marlon Powell, The Yard DC, Washington, DC
2020 Harmony, self-curated solo exhibition, The Village DC, Washington, DC
2019 Subjective Nature, curated by Kilolo Luckett, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Operation Consent, curated by Elise Dorsey, The Stew, Washington, DC
2018 If I Knew Then What I Know Now, curated by Hadaiyah Bey, PGAAM and Cultural Center, North Brentwood, MD
2017 Operation Consent, curated by Elise Dorsey, Studio 301, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Lusting Love, self-curated, hosted by Amir Browder, Homme DC, Washington, DC
AWARDS
CAH Fellowship Program Grant - 2023
Foundery Gallery Emerging Artist Grant - 2022
The Long Run Foundation Grant - 2022
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
The Washington Informer, Summer’s Light, No Pressure: ‘Endless Summer’ Warms D.C. with Levity and Accessibility, Andrew S. Jacobson, 2025